Manteca is "leaking" enough furniture and home furnishings sales to other communities meaning it is forfeiting Measure M public safety sales tax that could fund two thirds the cost of an additional police officer plus generate $203,000 in sales tax to support the general fund.

Doughboys of World War I fame were pinned down in a "trench" Saturday to provide artist Dale Gordon the opportunity to create a scene he plans on replicating as part of the upcoming World War I mural that will grace the Bedquarters wall in downtown Manteca.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Mormon church's gradual embrace of the digital age for missionaries took another step forward Friday as the religion announced it is nearly doubling the missions where technology is allowed and swapping out tablets for smartphones.